View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
villager Guitar God
Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 3608 Location: Middle of Nowhere.. France.
|
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 1:53 pm Post subject: |
|
|
lost count of how many i have had 100+?
but i sell them so it probably doesn't count..
spread the love !! _________________ http://www.japanguitars.co.uk |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
|
CliffsComicWorld Guitar God
Joined: 21 Mar 2008 Posts: 972 Location: U.S.A.
|
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:06 pm Post subject: |
|
|
my one and only....
1978 ST-100 Springy Sound
 |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
ampmaker Guitar God
Joined: 15 Oct 2010 Posts: 122 Location: Cambridge, England
|
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:15 am Post subject: |
|
|
I have a couple of ST-50s now: '83 Springy Sound that I've owned from new and an '83 Goldstar. Both are BLOCK logo.
When the Springy is back from the luthier, I'll post a mini-group shot.
FWIW, I also had an ST-80 from '79 or so (can't recall from memory), but I offloaded it after a while when I realised it wasn't a significantly better guitar than my ST-50 (different neck profile, of course).
Edited to add: not sure if that aristocratic blues player still collects Tokais, but he was certainly buying up a few Springy Sounds about 10 years ago. Was he ever a member here? |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
luis Guitar God
Joined: 15 Sep 2001 Posts: 2376 Location: Spain
|
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:42 am Post subject: |
|
|
Do you mean Ottis Grand Barry? |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
ampmaker Guitar God
Joined: 15 Oct 2010 Posts: 122 Location: Cambridge, England
|
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:42 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hey Luis. No, I mean genuine old-fashioned British blue-blooded aristocracy: The Honorary Roland Augusto Jestyn Estanislao Philipps.
He has a rather more blues-friendly stage name! Todd Sharpville: http://www.toddsharpville.com/
Has played and recorded with many Blues greats, and called when I once advertised my first Springy Sound for sale. Seems he has 3 Tokai Strats nowadays. |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
luis Guitar God
Joined: 15 Sep 2001 Posts: 2376 Location: Spain
|
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:32 am Post subject: |
|
|
So we have another artist in the Tokai family, good.
I also found an spanish guitar player I like and watch him on stage some time ago called David Palau has a Springysound modified in his arse( I recall reading he uses it to record). |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
jonah65 Guitar God
Joined: 16 Oct 2010 Posts: 497 Location: weymouth, uk
|
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 2:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
i think you mean in his arsenal!  |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
bluejeannot Guitar God
Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 1660 Location: London
|
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 6:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
 _________________ bluejeannot |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
iainblack Guitar God
Joined: 27 Mar 2002 Posts: 840 Location: Liverpool
|
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:49 am Post subject: |
|
|
After probably over a year away I was inspired by Sukis photo of the 15 so I thought I'd go into the man cave and take some shots of my collection. Will you give me 7.5 guitars?
Left to right: my Sonic Blue (looks more like surf green now) TST55 with matching headstock. My new Japanese made TST50 Mary Kaye and all the way from Peru (I would call him padding ton!) my Metallic Red TST55 springy sound with matching headstock.
Next up, left to right, my first tokai, a Metallic Blue TST50 then my Olympic White TST40 then the Lake Placid Blue TST50 (I really need to change that scratch plate back)
Finally, my two variations. Left is a Snow White special edition with a Squier neck and a really nice J5R653 Jackson eater! It has a really round neck like some Les Paul's I've tried but a flat radius fingerboard.
The two cases in the background are my original on the left that came with the metallic blue and on the right the new style that came with the Mary Kaye. Both tweed. I have ordered 2 more to go with my ST55s. So, do I get a half point for the body. _________________ Please check out my Tokai Strat Book: http://www.blurb.co.uk/my/book/detail/2060524  |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
felixcatus Guitar God
Joined: 03 Nov 2010 Posts: 1300 Location: Antwerp, Belgium
|
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:19 am Post subject: |
|
|
iainblack wrote: | After probably over a year away I was inspired by Sukis photo of the 15 so I thought I'd go into the man cave and take some shots of my collection.. |
And the pictures came out really nice.  |
|
Back to top |
|
 |
iainblack Guitar God
Joined: 27 Mar 2002 Posts: 840 Location: Liverpool
|
|
Back to top |
|
 |
|